Hong Kongese

/ ˈkɒŋiːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Hong Kong, its people, or their languages

noun

1. -ese a native or inhabitant of Hong Kong or a descendant of one

Example Sentences

"Today's result is a huge victory for the right to peaceful protest and for the Tibetan and Hong Kongese people, said Michael Polak, director of the group."

From Reuters

Attack on Millbrae councilman: Millbrae’s first Hong Kongese American city councilperson, Anders Fung, had a brick dropped on his head during a visit to San Francisco in what he believes was an ethnically-motivated attack, The SFist reports.

From New York Times

“We can lose to anyone but Taiwanese and Hong Kongese independentists,” one user wrote.

From New York Times

“I believe as one of the Hong Kongese who still remembers when Hong Kong was still an international city, to pass on those memories is one of my main tasks now.”

From The Guardian

But there's also no denying that China is a world power that is not afraid to use their power to silence dissidents - speaking as someone born to a Hong Kongese couple who moved precisely because they knew what would happen once Hong Kong was handed back to China.

From New York Times